Best Performance: (#4) Montana St. 41, UC Davis 24 - Bobcat backup QB Sean Chambers gets MSU's first-ever 200-200 performance by throwing for 227 yards, running for 203 yards, and amassing 5 total touchdowns.
Worst Performance: Northern Colorado 35, Idaho 55 - The Bear defense falls apart, allowing Idaho 560 yards on just 66 plays.
Most Surprising Result: (#3) Montana 28, Idaho St. 20 - It wasn't quite as dicey for the Griz as the infamous 2009 meeting at Holt Arena, but Montana (a 32-point favorite) did end up beating Idaho State by 13 fewer points than Northern Colorado did.
Southland
HCU 37-34 LAM
MCNSE 20-48 UIW
MUR 14-48 SELU
NICH 33-36 NWST
NConf Record: 1-0 Overall: 9-19
vs. FCS: 1-0 Overall: 5-9
Best Performance: (#11) Incarnate Word 48, McNeese St. 20 - Cardinal QB Lindsey Scott continues to pad his Payton candidacy with 396 yards of total offense and 7 total touchdowns
Worst Performance: Lamar 34, Houston Christian 37 - Three unanswered touchdowns in the fourth quarter weren't enough for the Cardinals to avoid another embarrassing loss.
Most Surprising Result: Nicholls St. 33, Northwestern St. 36 - The Colonels hit rock bottom after blowing a 12-point lead with less than 2 minutes left.
Missouri Valley
MIZST 31-48 UND
YSU 14-27 NDSU
WIU 10-34 SDKST
INST 14-20 UNI SIU 19-14 ILST
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-17
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 13-7
Best Performance: North Dakota 48, (#7) Missouri St. 31 - The Fighting Hawks surge past the Bears, racking up 515 total yards and going on a 38-3 run prior to an MSU garbage TD late.
Worst Performance: Indiana St. 14, Northern Iowa 20 - They Sycamores played UNI closer than most expected, but they still fell to 5-30 all-time against the Panthers.
Most Surprising Result: (#7) Missouri St. 31, North Dakota 48 - The Bears have gone into a tailspin since blowing that fourth-quarter lead against Arkansas.
OVC
SEMO 49-28 LIND
MUR 14-48 SELU lane 28-27 TSU (OT)
TTU 28-45 UTM
NConf Record: 0-2 Overall: 7-16
vs. FCS: 0-1 Overall: 6-7
Best Performance: (#24) Southeast Missouri St. 49, Lindenwood 28 - Geno Hess runs for 276 yards and 4 touchdowns to break SEMO's career records for both rushing & total TDs.
Worst Performance: Tennessee St. 27, (DII) Lane 28 (OT) - The Tigers only committed 2 turnovers, but both of them were returned for touchdowns by the Dragons.
Most Surprising Result: Tennessee St. 27, (DII) Lane 28 (OT) - Not all former NFL stars can make an FCS program dominant overnight, apparently.
AQ8
ACU 26-10 UTU
SFA 16-17 SHSU(in Houston, TX)
AP 20-49 UCA
KENN 28-35 JAXST(OT)
SUU 28-35 EKU
NConf Record: 0-2 Overall: 18-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 12-8
Best Performance: Central Arkansas 49, (#22) Austin Peay 20 - Logan Jessup puts up 3 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks, a fumble recovery, and a pass breakup in a stunning victory for the Bears.
Worst Performance: Stephen F. Austin 16, Sam Houston St. 17 - An untimely offsides penalty in the final minute doomed the Lumberjacks in the final(?) Battle of the Piney Woods.
Most Surprising Result: (#22) Austin Peay 20, Central Arkansas 49 - The Governors had only allowed 23 points to FCS teams on the season coming in.
MONM 35-7 LEH LAF 24-14 BUCK COR 34-31 COLG
GTOWN 38-59 FORD HC 30-21 HARV
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 10-16
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 9-12
Best Performance: (#10) Holy Cross 30, Harvard 21 - Matthew Sluka throws for a career-high 300 yards and 2 TDs and runs for 63 yards and 1 TD as the Crusaders keep on rolling.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 14, Lafayette 24 - The Bison have now lost 11 straight games, and they've scored less than 15 points in each of their last 8.
Best Performance: Stonehill 24, Duquesne 20 - Jermain Corbett puts up 193 total yards and a receiving touchdown as his Skyhawks win their first conference game as a member of the NEC.
Worst Performance: Central Connecticut St. 13, St. Francis (PA) 39 - The Blue Devils start 0-5 for the first time in a decade.
Most Surprising Result: Duquesne 20, Stonehill 24 - At 1-4, the Dukes have already lost as many games as they did the previous 2 seasons combined.
CAA
W&M 27-10 SBU
UNH 7-44 WMU NOVA 45-20 MAINE
BROWN 10-38 URI MONM 35-7 LEH
TOW 10-24 UD
RICH 27-30 ELON(2OT)
NConf Record: 2-1 Overall: 21-14
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 18-4
Best Performance: (#23) Elon 30, (#17) Richmond 27 (2OT) - Montana State transfer Matthew McKay throws for 322 yards and 3 touchdowns for the Phoenix—he has 12 TD passes and only 1 INT on the season.
Worst Performance: Maine 20, (#14) Villanova 45 - The Black Bears give up 255 passing yards on just 16 attempts and start 0-4 for the first time since 1994.
Most Surprising Result: New Hampshire 7, (FBS) Western Michigan 44 - The Wildcats were decidedly uncompetitive against a weak FBS that was only favored by 14.5 points.
Best Performance: Campbell 48, NC Central 18 - The Camels win rushing 315-96 in what might've been the week's biggest stunner.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 9, Delaware St. 14 - The Colonials allow 115 total yards and lose.
Most Surprising Result: Campbell 48, NC Central 18 - Campbell puts up 563 yards of total offense, their highest total against a scholarship opponent since leaving the Pioneer League.
SoCon
VMI 17-38 WCU SAM 34-27 FUR MER 42-7 WOFF
CIT 0-49 APP UTC 24-16 ETSU
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 13-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-4
Best Performance: (#16) Samford 34, Furman 27 - Jaylan Thomas runs for 104 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 5 carries to help the Bulldogs get another key conference win.
Worst Performance: VMI 17, Western Carolina 38 - The Keydets are outgained 521-270 and lose their 4th. straight SoCon game.
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Samford 34, Furman 27 - Samford starts 4-1 for the first time since they started 6-1 in 2016.
Pioneer League
DRAKE 14-27 DAY STTHOM 38-24 MARIST
BUT 0-31 DVDSN
PRESBY 10-14 MHEAD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 1-17
Best Performance: Davidson 31, Butler 0 - The Wildcats outrush the Bulldogs 498-140 and outgain them 614-290.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 10, Morehead St. 14 - It's yet another loss for the Blue Hose, but Campbell Watson had himself a game with 11 tackles, 4 tackles-for-loss, 2 sacks, a forced fumble, and a pass breakup.
Most Surprising Result: Presbyterian 10, Morehead St. 14 - In their current 13-game DI losing streak, Presbyterian has had two one-score losses—both came against Morehead State.
PRINCE 24-6 COLUM COR 34-31 COLG PENN 23-17 DART (2OT) HC 30-21 HARV
BROWN 10-38 URI
HOW 26-34 YALE
NConf Record: 2-2 Overall: 12-4
vs. FCS: 2-2 Overall: 12-4
Best Performance: Princeton 24, Columbia 6 - The Tigers pitch a defensive shutout and beat Columbia for the 10th. time in the last 11 meetings.
Worst Performance: Brown 10, Rhode Island 38 - The Bears commit 5 turnovers and lose 4 straight to Rhody for the first time in more than 30 years.
Most Surprising Result: Dartmouth 17, Penn 23 (2OT) - A 1-2 start doesn't normally sound too bad, but the Big Green finished 9-1 each of their last 3 seasons (they also went 9-1 in 2015).
Best Performance: Delaware St. 14, Robert Morris 9 - Their wins have come over garbage, but still… the Hornets have a winning record in October for the first time in 10 years.
Worst Performance: Norfolk St. 14, Sacred Heart 31 - The Spartans lose convincingly to an NEC team for the second-straight week.
Most Surprising Result: NC Central 18, Campbell 48 - The Eagles fall back to Earth with a hard splat against an in-state opponent they'd oddly never played before.
SWAC
ALST 16-13 TXSO PVAMU 34-14 GRAM (in Dallas, TX)
UAPB 3-59 SU
MVSU 7-34 FAMU
BCU 27-35 AAMU
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 9-19
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 4-7
Best Performance: Southern 59, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3 - Besean McCray puts up 340 yards of total offense and 5 total touchdowns in a Jaguar beatdown.
Worst Performance: Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3, Southern 59 - The Golden Lions commit 5 turnovers and lose for the 13th. time in their last 14 DI contests.
Most Surprising Result: Southern 59, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 3 - This was the most lopsided meeting between SU and UAPB since 1957 (a 59-0 Southern win).
AZGrizFan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:43 am
Meh. Griz were a fumble through the end zone from a 35-6 lead with 8 minutes to play. Two TD’s in prevent time don’t mean shit.
There's two schools of thought on that, AZ. That game does call into question the Griz' ability to close out games. Sure, you MIGHT still win pulling that against a bottom-feeder like the Bungles. But do that against an upper tier BSC team like Sac or BBQ or an upper tier MVFC team like NDSU or SDSU, and you're going to be on the wrong side of that score....
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AZGrizFan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:43 am
Meh. Griz were a fumble through the end zone from a 35-6 lead with 8 minutes to play. Two TD’s in prevent time don’t mean shit.
There's two schools of thought on that, AZ. That game does call into question the Griz' ability to close out games. Sure, you MIGHT still win pulling that against a bottom-feeder like the Bungles. But do that against an upper tier BSC team like Sac or BBQ or an upper tier MVFC team like NDSU or SDSU, and you're going to be on the wrong side of that score....
Pretty positive we won't be playing our scrubs up 28-6 against those teams when it matters.
There's two schools of thought on that, AZ. That game does call into question the Griz' ability to close out games. Sure, you MIGHT still win pulling that against a bottom-feeder like the Bungles. But do that against an upper tier BSC team like Sac or BBQ or an upper tier MVFC team like NDSU or SDSU, and you're going to be on the wrong side of that score....
Pretty positive we won't be playing our scrubs up 28-6 against those teams when it matters.
True. But you gotta be careful. One more goof-up against ID State, and the Griz would have NO shot at the playoffs. Of course, that didn't happen....
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
There's two schools of thought on that, AZ. That game does call into question the Griz' ability to close out games. Sure, you MIGHT still win pulling that against a bottom-feeder like the Bungles. But do that against an upper tier BSC team like Sac or BBQ or an upper tier MVFC team like NDSU or SDSU, and you're going to be on the wrong side of that score....
Pretty positive we won't be playing our scrubs up 28-6 against those teams when it matters.
You're right, there's definitely not a drop off at all between Johnson and Brown.
Edit: To be fair, I did see we had replacement LBs in and assumed the defense was subbed out, but it looks like they were the only two.
Point is, against Sac/Weber, I'm pretty sure Hauck doesn't pull Johnson on that last drive and let Brown throw the worst pass of the game on 4th down.
Point is, up 28-6 with 7 minutes left, you’re playing a prevent. Plus, Bobby pulled LJ because of the fumble. If he wasn’t sure that game was over that doesn’t happen.
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uofmman1122 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 06, 2022 9:52 am
You're right, there's definitely not a drop off at all between Johnson and Brown.
Edit: To be fair, I did see we had replacement LBs in and assumed the defense was subbed out, but it looks like they were the only two.
Point is, against Sac/Weber, I'm pretty sure Hauck doesn't pull Johnson on that last drive and let Brown throw the worst pass of the game on 4th down.
Point is, up 28-6 with 7 minutes left, you’re playing a prevent. Plus, Bobby pulled LJ because of the fumble. If he wasn’t sure that game was over that doesn’t happen.
That's my point. He's not pulling LJ against better teams after a fumble.
Mvemjsunpx wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:07 amPatriot League
MONM 35-7 LEH LAF 24-14 BUCK COR 34-31 COLG
GTOWN 38-59 FORD HC 30-21 HARV
NConf Record: 1-2 Overall: 10-16
vs. FCS: 1-2 Overall: 9-12
Best Performance: (#10) Holy Cross 30, Harvard 21 - Matthew Sluka throws for a career-high 300 yards and 2 TDs and runs for 63 yards and 1 TD as the Crusaders keep on rolling.
Worst Performance: Bucknell 14, Lafayette 24 - The Bison have now lost 11 straight games, and they've scored less than 15 points in each of their last 8.
Best Performance: Stonehill 24, Duquesne 20 - Jermain Corbett puts up 193 total yards and a receiving touchdown as his Skyhawks win their first conference game as a member of the NEC.
Worst Performance: Central Connecticut St. 13, St. Francis (PA) 39 - The Blue Devils start 0-5 for the first time in a decade.
Most Surprising Result: Duquesne 20, Stonehill 24 - At 1-4, the Dukes have already lost as many games as they did the previous 2 seasons combined.
CAA
W&M 27-10 SBU
UNH 7-44 WMU NOVA 45-20 MAINE
BROWN 10-38 URI MONM 35-7 LEH
TOW 10-24 UD
RICH 27-30 ELON(2OT)
NConf Record: 2-1 Overall: 21-14
vs. FCS: 2-0 Overall: 18-4
Best Performance: (#23) Elon 30, (#17) Richmond 27 (2OT) - Montana State transfer Matthew McKay throws for 322 yards and 3 touchdowns for the Phoenix—he has 12 TD passes and only 1 INT on the season.
Worst Performance: Maine 20, (#14) Villanova 45 - The Black Bears give up 255 passing yards on just 16 attempts and start 0-4 for the first time since 1994.
Most Surprising Result: New Hampshire 7, (FBS) Western Michigan 44 - The Wildcats were decidedly uncompetitive against a weak FBS that was only favored by 14.5 points.
Best Performance: Campbell 48, NC Central 18 - The Camels win rushing 315-96 in what might've been the week's biggest stunner.
Worst Performance: Robert Morris 9, Delaware St. 14 - The Colonials allow 115 total yards and lose.
Most Surprising Result: Campbell 48, NC Central 18 - Campbell puts up 563 yards of total offense, their highest total against a scholarship opponent since leaving the Pioneer League.
SoCon
VMI 17-38 WCU SAM 34-27 FUR MER 42-7 WOFF
CIT 0-49 APP UTC 24-16 ETSU
NConf Record: 0-1 Overall: 13-12
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 11-4
Best Performance: (#16) Samford 34, Furman 27 - Jaylan Thomas runs for 104 yards and 3 touchdowns on just 5 carries to help the Bulldogs get another key conference win.
Worst Performance: VMI 17, Western Carolina 38 - The Keydets are outgained 521-270 and lose their 4th. straight SoCon game.
Most Surprising Result: (#16) Samford 34, Furman 27 - Samford starts 4-1 for the first time since they started 6-1 in 2016.
Pioneer League
DRAKE 14-27 DAY STTHOM 38-24 MARIST
BUT 0-31 DVDSN
PRESBY 10-14 MHEAD
NConf Record: 0-0 Overall: 14-18
vs. FCS: 0-0 Overall: 1-17
Best Performance: Davidson 31, Butler 0 - The Wildcats outrush the Bulldogs 498-140 and outgain them 614-290.
Worst Performance: Presbyterian 10, Morehead St. 14 - It's yet another loss for the Blue Hose, but Campbell Watson had himself a game with 11 tackles, 4 tackles-for-loss, 2 sacks, a forced fumble, and a pass breakup.
Most Surprising Result: Presbyterian 10, Morehead St. 14 - In their current 13-game DI losing streak, Presbyterian has had two one-score losses—both came against Morehead State.
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